Earlier this week, Remo Forrer offered us the first peek into Switzerland’s staging plans for “Watergun” in Liverpool. Forrer posted an image of himself with four dancers who will accompany him on stage: Lovisa Bengtsson, Ellinea Siambalis, Marco Wihlborg and Kenny Lantz. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Remo Forrer (@remoforrer) It’s not immediately clear what style …
Usually, the wait is normally a bit longer, but for once, the EBU has decided to end all the speculations rather faster than normal, today we were finally presented the running order for both semi-finals, and with that, we now know where each semi-finalist will perform in their respective semi-final. Running Order 2023! Since 2013, the running order has been …
Last week, the Swiss broadcaster announced that 21-year-old Remo Forrer would represent Switzerland this year at Eurovision. Today, his song “Watergun” has been released: “Watergun” is a soulful pop ballad about the loss of innocence that comes with war and conflict. There can be a lot of anxiety associated with growing older and realizing that adult life is not what …
Switzerland has been quiet about their plans for Eurovision 2023 until today, when they revealed that the broadcaster SRF has internally selected Remo Forrer to compete in Liverpool this year! 21-year-old Remo Forrer was the winner of season 3 of The Voice of Switzerland in 2020. During the show, he sang tunes by artists like James Arthur, Lewis Capaldi, and …
The list has finally dropped, and thankfully it did. With recent news about the withdrawal of Bulgaria, Montenegro and North Macedonia, there were fears of possibly more withdrawals to come, but those speculations are now over, as the EBU has finally confirmed that 37 countries will participate in the upcoming contest. 37 countries it is! In the end, it is …
Today marks the final day for any broadcaster with an active membership in the European Broadcasting Union to apply for participation in Eurovision 2023. After this, no additional broadcaster will be able to participate in the contest that did not originally apply – but broadcasters who submitted an application can still withdraw prior to October 11th without financial penalty. Any …
A short introduction to Switzerland, would probably best be described as the country that struggled, decided for something new, return to struggle and now back in the hot seat. This is probably the easiest way to talk about Switzerland’s recent past, so while they’re at it, they might keep it going. Internal for 2023 Many might still remember, that the …
We’re back with another edition of Fun Facts about Eurovision – specifically Eurovision 1982! Did you know that in 1982 two eventual Eurovision winners almost competed in the same year and with the same band name? Do you know why Australia didn’t broadcast the contest this year? How many Eurovision entries have Ralf and Bernd written? All these questions and more …
SRF, Switzerland’s national broadcaster, has announced that song submissions for the Swiss entry to the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest will open on August 25th. In a tweet today, the broadcaster stated that song submissions will be open for two weeks, from Tuesday August 25th until Tuesday September 8th at 10pm CET. The songs for representing Switzerland at the Eurovision Song …
Yesterday, the EBU started to finally release the pre-recorded Live On Tape videos, on the official Eurovision Song Contest YouTube channel. This will be done in the current period with about 3 videos being released each day, until all of them finally has been released. After the request of a few broadcasters, not all tapes will be released to the …
